Garter sock



Oct. 2l 1924.

L. CHANN .GAMER soQK Filed Sept. 28

INVENTOR LEO CHHNZN WITNESSES ATTORNEYS Patented ct. 2l, 19,24.

Nrrm' STATE-s LEO CHANIN, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

GARTER socrc.

Application filed September 28., 1923. Serial No. 665,425.

To all whom/t may concern.'

Be it known that I, LEO CHANIN, a citizen ofthe United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county` of Kings and State of New York, have invented a newand Improved Garter Sock, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a garter sock,

and has fory an object the provision of a combination sock and garter whereby`v the support of the sock from the garter is rendered much more eiicient and uniform so that the sock is properly suspended and will 1 5 wear a considerably longer time.

Another object is to provide a garter sock in which the portion embracing the calf of the leg is constructed to effect such embrace in a new and improved manner whereby 2o the discomfort of the present type of embrace is eliminated. v

The invention is illustrated inthe draw ings, of whichww Figure l is a perspective view of a leg 2.5 showing the garter sock applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective of the` upper end of the sock and garter;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken through the upper end of the garter taken on t e line 3 3 of Fig. 4; and

Fig. 4 is a partial side elevation of the device.

The form of the invention shown in the drawings is a preferred form, although it is understood that modifications in the construction and arrangement of the parts and in the character of the materials used may be adopted without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in' the 40 appended claims.

The invention as shown in the drawings is applicable'to a sock l, of which the foot portion 2 is knitted with a reenforcing portion along the entire foot. This reenforcing portion extends upwardly on each side of the foot and leg of the sock as a narrow band of material 3 which passes up through the upper reenforced edge 4 of the sock and extends above this portion to `form a narrow band of doubly reenforced material 5 which is bent back in the form of a loop and is rendered adjustable by meansy ofthe use. of an adjusting plate of any well known type, so that the length of the band 5 above the top of the garter can be regulated. The upper end of this loop portion of the band 5 is adapted to be associated with a band 7 of similar material encircling the calf of the leg, the ends of this band 7 being adjustably connectable by any suitable means, such as 8. This band is provided with a metal loop 9 with which the upper end of the fabric loop 5 engages. It is, of course, understood that there is a loopof the nature of 5 extending forward on each side of the leg, as shown in Fig. 2,

As shown in Fig. 4, it will be observed that the band 7 is arranged at a decided angle with respect to the bandor strip 5, and this angular arrangement is for the purpose of providing more effective-grip of the band-on the calf of the leg, a grip more inaccordance with the natural shape and slope of the. calf, so that a suiicient grip is obtained without having to fasten the band so tightly as to be uncomfortable to the wearer;

Itwill, therefore, be observed that I have provided a sock so constructed with reenforced portions that the leg-encircling band connected to-integral parts of the sock will pull upwardly on the sock, not at any one particular point but throughout its entire construction, and that the pull is braced,

vthrough the reenorcingportions, along the entire bottom of the sock, whereby this kind of pull does not tend to grip or tear the sock and holds it up much more uniformly than'at present is possible.

What I claim is l. A garter sock which includes a knitted reenforcing portion extending over the foot of the sock, and stripsof reenforcing material extending upward on each side of 4the sock from said reenforced foot portion, said strips of reenforcing material extending upwardly above the top or" the sock.-

2. A garter sock which includes a knitted reenforcing portionextending over the foot of the sock, strips of reenforcing material extending upward on each side of the sock from said -reenforced foot portion, said strips of reenforcing material extending-upand a knitted band of material formed in- 10 Wardly above the top 'of the sock, said strips tegrally 'in the body of the sock extending above the top of the sock being formed in upwardly from the upper edge thereof and loops, and adjusting means connected to engageable with said leg-encircling band,

5 said loops whereby the length of said strips the upper ends of the bands extending from above the top of tlie sock can be regulated. the sock being formed in loops and adjust- -v 15 3. A garter sock which includes a band able. Y

of knitted fabric for encircling the calf of 'L the leg at an angle to the horizontal, a sock, y LEO CHAN IN. 

